Originally, when the prince of Joseon heard Zhu Ci say that he would reward them with the four treasures of the study of the imperial study, although he was a little dissatisfied, after all, it was not real money, but he always thought that the four treasures of the study used by the Ming Emperor in the imperial study every day to review and fold were rare and rare treasures, and the value was at least stronger than their tribute to North Korea, and they should not lose money in North Korea, so the prince of North Korea was quite calm in his heart.

However, when the prince of Joseon respectfully accepted the so-called four treasures of the imperial study and study given by Zhu Cihe, he was so angry that his face turned green.

Don't think he doesn't know the goods, this pair of four treasures in the study room is at most medium-grade, and it is good to be worth a few hundred taels of silver, not to mention that he has used it, is it true that the Ming Emperor usually uses this in the imperial study to approve the folds?

The prince of Joseon did not believe that the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Emperor did not have any rare treasures, and their tribute of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in North Korea was exchanged for the four treasures of the study room of several hundred taels of silver.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Is this the sacred thing you have given us in Korea? Joseon Shizi held back his anger, showed a smile that was more ugly than crying, and the word holy relic was particularly highlighted in his words, vaguely indicating that Zhu Cizhen's reward was very inconsistent with the word holy relic.

"Naturally, the prince should not underestimate the four treasures of this study, the four treasures of the study room were personally ordered by the Ministry of Internal Affairs when I first ascended the throne, thinking that the Ming Dynasty was worried about internal and external troubles, and the strong enemy looked at it, this study room four treasures accompanied me for several years, and witnessed the reunification of Zhongxing in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, which is of great significance, and I am quite reluctant." After Zhu Ci finished speaking, he smiled and sighed.

The prince of the Joseon Dynasty was choked speechless, if only the value, the so-called four treasures of the imperial study room are naturally not called holy relics, but Zhu Ci said this, this is in the Ming Dynasty when the wind and rain accompanied the Ming Dynasty all the way to the growth of the present, there is great commemorative significance, all of a sudden let its hidden value increase countless times, at least after bringing back to North Korea, North Korea will never dare to slacken, and even enshrine it to show loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

Although the prince of Joseon did not doubt the authenticity of what Zhu Cijiao said, after all, the Ming Dynasty did have a stormy building a few years ago, at that time, it may not be unusual for the Ming Emperor to use such a study of the four treasures, but they are a tribute worth more than 100,000 taels of silver in North Korea, so they will exchange this thing and go back, so how can he explain it to the whole Korean people.

The face of the prince of Joseon was pale, and he didn't dare to question Zhu Ciyi, he glanced at Zhu Cihe, and then glanced at the Ming civil and military officials on the left and right, especially the first assistant Qian Qianyi, in order to express his dissatisfaction.

Zhu Cijiao had a faint smile on his face, and there was a slight hint of sarcasm in the depths of his expression.

However, Qian Qianyi and other civil and military officials were a little embarrassed, they always thought that Zhu Cicheng was the first time to receive foreign countries, so they didn't understand it in many places, but this kind of thing, of course, they couldn't show it in the court and hurt Daming's face, at most, they could only mention it to Zhu Cicheng in private, so although Qian Qianyi and other civil and military officials were embarrassed and felt sorry for North Korea, no one was willing to stand up.

Zhu Ci was too lazy to continue to go down with the Korean prince, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty just unified, there were still too many things to do, his attitude might be different.

Zhu Ci staggered at the eunuch on the side.

The eunuch understood, and immediately stood up and said loudly: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!" ”

Qian Qianyi and other civil and military officials glanced at each other, the things that should be said are almost the same, except for the affairs of the Korean prince, what else can they do, but the affairs of the Korean prince cannot be placed in the court to question the emperor clearly, and can only be privately mentioned after the next court, so that the emperor can see how the emperors of the past dynasties dealt with the matter of foreign tribute, presumably with the emperor's wisdom, he will be able to understand how to maintain the face of the Ming dynasty.

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

The prince of the Joseon Dynasty had no choice but to watch Zhu Ci stumble away with great patience.

After Zhu Ci stumbled away, Qian Qianyi came to the side of the Korean prince in embarrassment.

"Please rest assured, the Ming Dynasty is rich and rich, and it will not treat the loyal Ming country badly." Qian Qianyi said soothingly.

"I hope so, North Korea is poor and weak, and it has been oppressed by the Manchurians for many years, it is extremely difficult to make such a tribute, my king is very much looking forward to the reward of the Ming Dynasty, and I ask Lord Shoufu to bother more." Joseon Shizi said with an unkind face.

For Zhu Cijiao, the emperor of the Shangbang Dynasty, the prince of Joseon did not dare to show his dissatisfaction, but for Qian Qianyi, the first assistant, the prince of Joseon still dared to express his dissatisfaction.

"Understand, understand, after all, my emperor has never experienced such a thing, and he didn't mean to embarrass the world." Qian Qianyi said apologetically.

He had already decided that he would go to Zhu Ci and tell him that he could not let North Korea look down on Daming no matter what.

The prince of Joseon nodded, at this moment, he could only hope for Qian Qianyi, and only hoped that after the Ming Emperor reacted, the reward he gave was enough for him to return to China to explain.

Qian Qianyi assured again, and the prince of Joseon was relieved to go back and wait.

Watching the North Korean prince leave, Qian Qianyi sighed helplessly, this time the emperor did this, I am afraid that it has already broken the heart of the Korean prince, and I am afraid that in the future, North Korea will not be as respectful to Daming as it is now.

After a while, Qian Qianyi led a few courtiers to the imperial study to find Zhu Cijiao.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Qian Qianyi and others bowed to the Tao.

Looking at Qian Qianyi and the others below, Zhu Ci's expression showed obvious disappointment.

"Let's be flat." Zhu Ci said lightly.

"Aiqing came to me not long after the next court, did you forget to say something in the court?" Zhu Ci asked lightly, with obvious coldness in his tone.

Qian Qianyi, who was familiar with Zhu Ciji's temperament, heard Zhu Ciji's dissatisfaction, and felt a little uneasy in his heart, but at this time, he couldn't say nothing, so he could only talk about North Korea and tribute.

"Your Majesty, the old minister came here this time to explain to the emperor some of the etiquette that the Ming Dynasty has always had for foreign tribute." Qian Qianyi said cautiously.

Since he knew that Zhu Ci might be a little angry, he had to be cautious, if it weren't for the face of the Ming Dynasty, he really didn't want to say such a thing to the emperor in this way.

"Oh? It turns out that the Ming Dynasty still has some etiquette that I don't know about foreign tribute? Aiqing, let's talk about it! Zhu Ci said with a smile.

Although he was smiling, Zhu Ciyi's tone always made people feel a little cold, if Qian Qianyi was smart and interesting enough, he shouldn't talk about the kind of thing in his heart in the future.

It's a pity that at Qian Qianyi's age, he is always a little stubborn, and Qian Qianyi is not very smart, so in the end Qian Qianyi still chose to say it.

"Your Majesty, foreign tributes have always been tributed, and the Ming Dynasty will at least return the same value of rewards, so as to show the generosity and benevolence of the Ming Dynasty, and the foreign states will always be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and be willing to come to the Ming Dynasty every year to pay tribute, and constantly increase the friendship between the two states."

Qian Qianyi said a lot, and he kept saying that his mouth was dry and he didn't see Zhu Ci hesitate to say anything, but when he raised his head, he was startled by Zhu Ci's mocking and sneering expression.

"Heh, Aiqing is finished?" Zhu Ci sneered and said.

"Emperor, Emperor" Qian Qianyi was interrupted by Zhu Ci before he could speak.

"Humph!" Zhu Ci slammed the desk in front of him, stood up with a cold snort, his face was full of anger, and he pointed at Qian Qianyi without scruples and scolded: "Qian Qianyi, what do you want to say?" Do you want to say that I am incompetent and mediocre, and I don't understand anything? I tell you that I am not the first kings of the past dynasties, and my Ming Dynasty does not need to rely on heavy rewards to protect the interests of the so-called subject countries, and they are not worthy! ”